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The Raspberry Pi is a go-to board for retro gaming but that usually means emulating old consoles. Today, however, we’ve got a retro game project to share of a totally different caliber. FlorinCProjects has created a custom Simon color sequence remembering electronic game powered by one of our favorite microcontrollers — the Raspberry Pi Pico. I made Simon Game in MicroPython – YouTube Watch On This project isn’t something you play on a screen but rather is an all-in-one handheld device. It features a custom case along with four buttons that are used to play the game. The buttons used … Read more

With AMD’s Ryzen 9000 launch came the announcement of a new AM5 chipset – X870. Both chipsets fully support the new processors (as well as previous AM5 socket CPUs) and seem to have similar features. So when comparing X670 vs X870, which is the best choice? X670 Chipset The X670 chipset is the older of the two, originally released as the solution for high-end users who wanted the best possible performance compared to the more mainstream B650. X670 offers a number of higher end features for AM5 CPUs such as PCIe 5.0, 44 PCIe lanes, multiple SATA and USB 10 … Read more

Introduction The era has arrived where your phone or computer can understand the objects of an image, thanks to technologies like YOLO and SAM. Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM) can instantly identify objects in images and separate them without needing to be trained on specific images. It’s like a digital magician, able to understand each object in an image with just a wave of its virtual wand. After the successful release of llama 3.1, Meta announced SAM 2 on July 29th, a unified model for real-time object segmentation in images and videos, which has achieved state-of-the-art performance. SAM 2 offers … Read more

In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and data science, the demand for scalable, efficient, and flexible infrastructure has never been higher. Traditional infrastructure can often struggle to meet the demands of modern AI workloads, leading to bottlenecks in development and deployment processes. As organizations strive to deploy AI models and data-intensive applications at scale, cloud-native technologies have emerged as a game-changer.  To help organizations with their AI application development process, NVIDIA has developed and validated NVIDIA Cloud Native Stack (CNS), an open-source reference architecture used by NVIDIA to test and certify all supported AI software. CNS enables you to … Read more

PerformancePSU Verdict: 4.8/5 View on Amazon From the Reviewer The Xtrfy K4 Retro TKL is priced at £89.99 in the UK and we feel is the perfect price point for the incredible quality on offer. The RGB lighting is crisp and saturated, and the typing experience is reasonable but could easily be improved with some cheap modifications.Overall, for the price you’re paying, you will not find a better keyboard in the bracket. The K4 easily outperforms some of its competitors for less than half of the price. Pros Retro Aesthetics Good Base to Modify Crisp RGB Lighting Braided Cable Build … Read more

Hong Kong-based electronics firm InnLead has launched a 15.6-inch 4K Edge OLED 5D portable monitor that offers some unique features. It has a magnetic back that allows you to attach accessories to the display à la MagSafe. Some of these accessories include a magnetic cover stand, a snap stand, a wireless RGB monitor light bar, and a magnetic phone mount, making it downright convenient to use as a portable workstation. The portable monitor is currently available on Indiegogo, starting at $339.99 for the Super Early Bird option with a trade-in, or $399.99 without a trade-in. EDGE OLED 5D Ultralight Portable … Read more

It’s September, which brings the annual Apple crops: new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. At its recent Glowtime event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4, alongside smaller announcements about existing products. As always, the enhancements in the new products are evolutionary, making them attractive to anyone already looking to buy a new iPhone, Apple Watch, or pair of AirPods. But those who are happy with their current Apple devices may not find the changes worth opening their wallets to upgrade. Pre-ordered products will be delivered and become available in stores on September … Read more

Stress testing your GPU can be helpful if you have brought a prebuilt gaming PC, have built a new gaming PC or if you are an overclocker who needs to test the stability of your overclock. Essentially, GPU stress testing is used to push your graphics card hardware to the limits of stability to ensure your system doesn’t crash at a pivotal moment when you need it most. So what are we going to cover in this graphics card stress testing guide? Well, we are going to teach you how to stress test your GPU, what software is available to … Read more

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has been demonstrating its ZINNSIA technology, which can convert a very wide range of materials into capacitive touch surfaces. Earlier in the week, at its exhibition at CEATEC 2024 at Makuhari Messe near Tokyo, it invited visitors to interact with a multitude of interactive touch experiences featuring materials such as wood, stone, plasterboard, fabric, and even ‘fur.’ That isn’t the full extent of the touch-friendly fun to be had, though, as exhibits shared in a MyNavi report included a furry stuffed animal and a house plant that made a range of noises when touched. We have … Read more

We worked with a large energy provider over 2 years to provide them with a wide range of computers for heavy LIDAR processing, laser scanning, VR, and engineering. The Need for Energy Capability – Super Tower of Power (2021) We first interacted with the metrology team in early 2021, talking with the metrology director about a new high-capacity LIDAR processing machine. While this was a significant investment, the work being done could only be done on local computers, due to the sensitive nature of the power plants and the inferior network connection. It took nearly 18 months from initial form … Read more